476 GLOSSARY 



Ceru'minous. [From the Lat. cerumen, " ear-wax."] A term applied 

 to the glands secreting cerumen, ear-wax. 



Cer'vix. [Lat.] The neck (httle used). Part of an organ Ukened to 

 a neck. 



Choles'terin. [From the Gr. chole, " bile," and stear, " fat."] A taste- 

 less, inodorous, fatty substance found in small quantities in the pro 

 toplasm of all cells, especially in nerve tissue, blood corpuscles, and 

 bile. Its origin and function are not known. 



Chon'drin. [From the Gr. chondros, " cartilage."] A kind of gelatine 

 obtained by boihng cartilage. 



Chor'da Tym'pani. [Lat.] The tympanic cord, a branch of the facial, 

 or seventh cranial, nerve which traverses the tympanic cavity and 

 joins the gustatory, or lingual, nerve. 



Chor'dae Tendin'eae. [Lat.] Tendinous cords. 



Cho'roid. [From the Gr. chorion, " skin," and eidos, " form," or " re- 

 semblance."] A skin-like membrane; the second coat of the 

 eye. 



Chyle. [From the Gr. chidos, " juice."] Milky fluid of intestinal diges- 

 tion, found in the lymphatics of the intestines. 



Chyme. [From the Gr. chumos, " juice."] Food that has undergone 

 gastric but not intestinal digestion. (Both chyle and ch3Tne signify 

 literally liquid, or juice.) 



Cica'trix. [Lat. a " scar."] The mark, or scar, left after the healing of 

 a wound. 



Cil'ia. [Lat. the " eyelashes."] Hair-like processes of certain cells. 



Circumval'late. [From the Lat. circumvallo, to " surround with a wall."] 

 Surrounded by a icall. 



Clav'icle. [From the. dim. of Lat. clavis, a " key."] The collar-bone, 

 so named from its shape. 



Coagula'tion. [From the Lat. coag'ulo, to " curdle."] Applied to the 

 process by which the blood clots or solidifies. 



Coalesce'. [From the Lat. con, " together," and alere, to " nourish."] 

 To grow together. 



Coc'cyx. [Lat. the " cuckoo."] The lower curved bone of the spine, 

 resembling a cuckoo's bill in shape. 



Coch'lea. [Lat. a " snail," a " snail-shell " ; hence, anything spiral.] 

 A term appUed to a cavity of the internal ear. 



Coe'Uac. [From the Gr. koilos, " hollow."] Pertaining to the abdominal 

 cavity. 



